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Pangasinan youth groups join ASEAN info caravan
- Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/411500882058/pangasinan-youth-groups-join-asean-info-caravan
- Wednesday, July 26, 2017
- By VENUS MAY H. SARMIENTO (JNPD/VHS/PIA-1, Pangasinan)
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan (PIA) - More than 800 senior high school students in Pangasinan participated in a special youth forum spearheaded by the Philippine Information Agency to help promote awareness on the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Undersecretary Harold E. Clavite, director-general of the PIA which under the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), expounded on the primary objective of the ASEAN community which is to pursue lasting peace and development in the entire region so as to provide a better quality of life for people in South East Asia.
Clavite said the chairmanship of the Philippines of the ASEAN Summit this year coincided with the golden anniversary of the ASEAN which was formally formed on August 8, 1967.
Some 118 meetings ranging from technical, ministerial, high level and with heads of states are being chaired by the country and these have brought many opportunities for Filipinos, he added.
“Para sa mga estudyanteng katulad niyo, maraming scholarships na priority ang mga students na naninirahan sa mga ASEAN member-countries. Take advantage of these,” Clavite told the jam-packed Pangasinan State University (PSU) in Lingayen town.
Clavite also encouraged the youth to be responsible in using the social media as it is the fastest tool to spread information, whether true or untrue.
“Be careful of what you post on social media especially on Facebook and Twitter. Whatever you put there will be seen by the world,” he said.
Dr. Dexter Buted, president of PSU, said he has always believed that the responsibility of the education sector is to make the lives of as many people as possible better and ensure that no one gets left behind.
“The youth will be guaranteed of the benefits they may reap from ASEAN integration that includes employability, which is the reason why the PSU community has taken the direction towards becoming integrated and amalgamated with the educational institutions of other members of the ASEAN,” Buted said during the forum.
The decision to integrate with ASEAN, he said, necessitates the adoption of standards of quality imposed by neighboring institutions without compromising the PSU’s uniqueness and ability to decide for itself, he added.
The ASEAN forum was also graced by Mayor Ramon Guico III of Binalonan as his town signified interest to join the ASEAN 50 celebration in August. The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Pillar was discussed by Anniely Ferrer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) while the Economic Pillar was presented by Juanito Reyes of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
An additional attraction to the youth forum is the staging of a fashion show where models donned costumes of the ASEAN member-countries namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.